Thorens-Glières

Thorens-Glières (French pronunciation: ​[tɔʁɑ̃ ɡlijɛʁ]) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fillière.^[2] It is the birthplace of St. Francis de Sales.

Thorens-Glières
Part of Fillière
The village in 1969
Location of Thorens-Glières
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Coordinates: 45°59′52″N 6°14′52″E / 45.9978°N 6.2478°E / 45.9978; 6.2478Coordinates: 45°59′52″N 6°14′52″E / 45.9978°N 6.2478°E / 45.9978; 6.2478
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Annecy-le-Vieux
Commune	Fillière
Area ^1	63.05 km^2 (24.34 sq mi)
Population  (2019)^[1]	3,263
• Density	52/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	74570
Elevation	565–2,004 m (1,854–6,575 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable people

• Nedd Willard

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 27 May 2016 (in French)

 

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